What color is #6E9682?

#6E9682 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9682?

The RGB value is 110, 150, 130: 110 red, 150 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9682?

The complementary color is #966E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9682 color

#6E9682 rgb(110, 150, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #6E9682 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 58.8% green and 51% blue (110, 150, 130).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#6E9682 color codes

HEX	`#6E9682`
RGB	`rgb(110, 150, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 58.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -18.11, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 19.12, 161.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.365, 26.739, 25.15)`
Decimal	`7247490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9682, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E9682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E9682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E9682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9682; }
.text { color: #6e9682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 150 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9682, #6e9696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #6E9682?: #6E9682 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9682?: The RGB value is 110, 150, 130: 110 red, 150 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9682?: The complementary color is #966E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.